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PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

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GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27', 1906,

Application filed December 27, 1904:. Serial No. 238,343.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WILLIAM J. REID, acitizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the village of Dalton, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, the principles of which are set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, which disclose the form of the invention which I now consider to be the best of the various forms in which the principles of the invention may be embodied.

This invention relates to arments of such construction as to provide for the easy and cleanly use of any of the various commercial forms of complete dress-shields.

My article differs essentially from all prior garments in which either a part of the dress .shield itself is attached to the garment or in which the garment itself forms a part of the receptacle for the independentlycomplete dress-shield. In the case of the new combination-garment the pocket-itself is entirely independent of the gprment so far as the construction of the poo et is concerned; but the pocket is nevertheless permanently incorporated with the garment in a particular manner which is efficient as to its object, but which does not in anyway affect the construction of the garment, which is precisely the same as it would be if the pocket were not incorporated with the garment. The new combination-garment is also entirely independent of the dress-shield or any part thereof, and the dress-shield is simply inserted in and removed from the garment-pocket no matter whether the shield itself is a single piece of material or an inner waterproof part with an outer covering and whether or not such outer covering of the shield is provided with an opening for the removal of the inner waterproof part.

My improved garment is provided with the usual arm openings (whether or not the boundaries of the openings extend entirely around to meet and completely surround the opening) and also with a part, preferably of the same material as the garment proper, which part is adapted to receive and temporarily retain an independently complete dress-shield, the dress-shield being of any desired construction, either being of the form which is at present most largely used as above describedi. 6., consisting of a double thickness of cloth glued together or consisting of two or more parts, an inner part of waterproof material and an outer covering of coarse cloth provided or not with an opening for the insertion and removal of the inner waterproof part. This part of my garment which is adapted to receive and temporarily retain such independently-complete dressshield is constructed and arranged to form a pocket independently of the material of the garment-body, so that no part of'the pocket is required to be stitched to the body of the garment, in which case the stitching would render the garment unsightly, liable to tear under strain, and unsalable. Thus the garment-body itself is undisturbed by the presence of the pocket. This pocket of my garment is, however, permanently secured to and incorporated with the garment proper by attachment thereto, not to the body of the body of the garment, but at or near the armopening thereof, so that by this means, and owing to the complete character of the pocket independently of the material of the garmentbody, I am able to avoid all undesirable and unsightly attachments of the pocket or any part thereof to the body part of the garment proper. This complete pocket of my garment is provided with a suitable permanently-formed opening adapted for the ready insertion and removal of the independentlycomplete dress-shield, which dress-shield, as above described, may be of ordinary simple construction or it may consist of an inner waterproof part, itself provided with an outer covering or pocket. This opening in the pocket of my garment may be at any suitable part thereof to permit the ready insertion and removal of the shield, and the opening may even be at or near the place of attachment of the pocket to the garment at or near the arm-opening, although in my preferred form of construction disclosed herein the pocket opening is comparatively remote therefrom, as will be seen.

Of the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the combined garment and independently-oomplete dress-shield pocket. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the pocket itself looking outwardly from the interior of the garment. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the pocket looking inwardly from the exterior of the garment. Fig. 4 is a plan showing the several parts of which the pocket is composed; and Fig. 5 is a transverse section through a part of the garment and through the pocket, showing how the garment and pocket are incorporated to form an integral combination article.

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Upon reference to Fig. 5 it will be seen that the pocket C D E is entirely separate from the side 1 of the garment-body. The material of the garment-body itself forms no part of the pocket; but the pocket is completely formed by its own parts C D E independently of the garment material. The parts C D E constitute the pocket, depending from the arm-opening into the interior of the garment, adapted for the reception of the longer flap of the independently-complete dressshield. The parts A B constitute the pocket depending from the arm-hole outside of the garment, and these parts are also independent of the material 1 of the garment-body. This outer depending portion is adapted for the reception of the shorter flap of the independentlycomplete dress-shield. These outer and inner depending parts of the pocket have an. i11- termediate line of curvature which precisely corresponds to the curvature of the arm-opening of the particular garment with which they are to be combined. In respect to all of these parts A B C D E there is absolutely no stitching thereof to the garmentbody, the latter being therefore entirely undisturbed by the presence of the pocket and its appearance and strength being precisely the same as if it had no pocket incorporated with it.

The particular garment shown has no sleeve, and to give a finished appearance to such a garment the lace edging is attached to the edge M, as shown. If a sleeve be desired, the parts A B may simply extend loosely therein precisely as the parts C D E extend inside the body of the garment.

Upon reference to Fig. 4 it will be seen that the outer depending part of the pocket is composed of the crescent-shaped partsAB, which are stitched together along their convex edges M to close the bottom, Fig. 5, of the outer depending part of the pocket. The outer side of the inner d epending pocketi. 6., the part lying between the garment-body 1 and the inner parts D Eis formed by the part C. The upper edges S, Fig. 4, of the parts B C are permanently stitched to each other and to the curved edge of the lower part of the arm-opening of the garment, as shown at S, Fig. 5that is to say, the pocket is permanently secured to and incorporated with the garment proper by the attachment thereto of the under side or under sides ofthe pocket along theline St'. 6., the line of curvature intermediate the outer and inner depending portions of the pocket. This is theonly place of attachment of the pocket to the garment, and it not only provides a perfectly satisfactory and eflicient means of permanent attachment, but accomplishes this without the necessity of any unsightly or material-weakening stitching to the body of the garment. The entire garment, composed of the body and the pocket, can be readily laundered in the usual manner, and the combination is as durable in ordinary service as the simple garment without any pocket. In-

stead of stitching together the entire length I of the edges S of both parts B and C a considerable length of one of these edges may be unattached in order to provide an opening for .the ready insertion and removal of the I dress shield. This may be accomplished without serious weakening of the attachment of the pocket to the garment; but I prefer to l provide the opening elsewhere, as will be seen.

The inner sides of the inner depending pocket is formed by the parts D E. The lower edge of the part D is permanently stitched to the lower edge of the upper part C, as shown at L, to close the bottom of the inner depending pocket. The upper edge of the upper part E is permanently stitched to the upper edge of the outer part A, as shown at T. This line of stitching T is entirely independent of the edge S of the arm-opening of the garment, as shown in Fig. 1, and is made so independent in order to permit the passage of the independentl -complete shield back and forth between the inner and outer depending parts of the entire pocket, according to the insertion and removal of the shield. The upper edge of the part D and the lower edge of the part E are each suitably bound and finished to provide a permanentlyformed. opening for the easy insertion and removal of the dress-shield, as shown at O. The part E is preferably of such length as to depend below the upper edge of the part D, so that the lower edge of the part E laps over the upper edge of the part D, thus adequately closing the opening and covering the contained dress-shield from sight. In inserting the dress-shield it is only necessary to open out the upper part E, as shown in Fig. 1, and to insert the shield with its short side foremost, so that the short side can be pushed outward over the seam S and under the seam I T into the outer depending part A B of the pocket, the inner long side of the shield being tucked inside the part D and the part E being then closed back down upon the part D. It will be noted that in this particular disclosure there has been adapted the'form of pocket which has a long inner and short outer flap adapted to receive the usual form of dressshield, which has a long inner and a short outer flap. My garment-pocket may, however, be formed to receive any desired form of shield. I Fig. 3 shows a view of the pocket which is similar to that shown at the left in Fig. 1. In F i 1 the outer depending part of the pocket i A I? is folded downward in its normal position, thus showing its outer portion A. In i Fig. 1 the inner depending part of the pocket is indicated in dotted lines at L. behind the garment material. In Fig. '3 the outer depending part of the pocket is shown thrust IIO upwardly in order to show its outer portion B. In both Figs. 1 and 5 the edges M, at which the partsA and B are stitched together, are shown providedlwith any suitable lace edging or other trimming in order to enhance the attractive appearance of the article. It should be noted that the entire pocket is adapted to be made of some delicate material similar to that of the garment, (as distinguished from the comparatively coarse material of which the dress-shields are made,) so that all visible parts are attractive in appearance. The independent dress shield itself, which is of coarser material than that of the combined garment and pocket, is entirely hidden from view when it is placed in position in the pocket. The inner and outer depending parts of the pocket may be of diflerent materials, as the inner depending pocket may be desired to be of greater stiffness than the outer one; but even in such case the materials of both parts of the pocket are preferably of materials generallysimilar to that of the garment proper. In any case, since the pocket is complete independently of the garment, there is a thickness of fine material be tween the coarse shield and the material of the garmentbody. This additional thickness of fine material prevents the coarse shield from being seen through from the outside of the fine garment material.

In 2 is shown a view of the pocket similar to that at the right in Fig. 1. In addition in Fig. 2 the outer depending part of the pocket is thrust upwardly, so that in this figure the outer side A of this outer depending part is visible. In Fig. 1, at the right, the pocket is shown open, while in Fig. 2 the pocket is closed, as shown at 0.

Thus for the first time there has been devised a practicable and commercial construction of a combined garment and pocket for independentlycomplete dressshields, the pocket and garment being incorporated together by a means which is not only efficient in itself, but which is not subject to the disadvantages of a construction wherein it is necessary, if the pocke tbe not otherwise complete independently of the material of the garment-body, to stitch a part of the pocket to the garment-body material.

As a manufacturer of this class of garments I have adequate reasons for believing that this invention will be of great value to wearers, and I have no knowledge that any of the previous attempts in this direction have met with the slightest degree of success. This failure of the prior attempts is not surprising to me, because those attempts were made with constructions which I know must necessarily be absolutely undesirable for practical use. This invention not only dispenses with the necessity of stitching the dress-shields into the waist or dress, but prevents the injuries which shields often receive through being stitched to the garment. By this invention not only is the shield prevented from being seen, as it would otherwise bethrough thin shirt-waist material, but this desirable object is attained without any stitching of the pocket to the body of the garment.

I claim 1. The combination with a garment having an arm-opening, of a part of the garment adapted to receive and temporarily retain an independently complete dress shield, said part being constructed and arranged to form a pocket independently of the material of the garment-body, whereby the garment-body is undisturbed by the existence of the pocket; said pocket being permanently secured to and incorporated with the garment proper by attachment thereto at or near the armopening thereof, whereby are avoided all undesirable attachments to the garment-body; and said pocket having a suitable permanently-formed opening adapted for the ready insertion and removal of the independentlycomplete dress-shield.

2. The combination with a garment hav ing an arm-opening, of a part of the garment adapted to receive and temporarily retain an independently-complete dress-shield, said part being constructed and arranged to form a pocket independently of the material of the garment proper, whereby the garment-body is undisturbed by the existence of the pocket; said pocket being permanently secured to and incorporated with the garment proper by the attachment of its lower or under side to the garment at or near the arm-opening, whereby are avoided all undesirable attachments to the body part of the garment-body and said pocket having a suitable permanently-formed opening adapted for the ready insertion and removal of the independentlycomplete dress-shield.

3. The combination with a garment having an arm-opening, of a part of the garment adapted to receive and temporarily retain an independentlycomplete dress-shield, said part being constructed and arranged to form a complete pocket for the two flaps of the dress-shield, independently of the material of the garment-body, said complete pocket being permanently secured to and incorporated with the garment prop er by attachment thereto at or near the arm-opening thereof, where by are avoided all undesirable attachments to the body part of the garment proper; and said pocket having a suitable permanentlyformed .opening adapted for the ready insertion and removal of the independently-complete dress-shield.

4. The combination with a garment having an arm-opening, of a part of the garment adapted to receive and temporarily retain an independentlycomplete dress-shield, said part being constructed and arranged to form the garment proper; said pocket having an opening permanently formed therein at a 1 place other than at the arm-opening.

WILLIAM J. REID.

l/Vitnesses PHILIP FARNsWoRTH,

JULIET SoHWALBAoH. 

